John Walter Maw

1896 - 1942  (45 years)

• Name	John Walter Maw
  Birth	28 Jul 1896	Wadsley, , Yorkshire, England   [1, 2]
  	First name(s)John Walter Last nameMaw Birth registration year1896 Registration quarter3 Mother's maiden name- DistrictWortley CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Volume9C Page318 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd Record setYorkshire Baptisms First name(s)John Walter Last nameMaw Baptism year1896 Birth year1896 ChapelBen Lane, Wadsley DenominationWesleyan Methodist CountyYorkshire (West Riding) CountryEngland PlaceSheffield Mother's first name(s)Mary Father's first name(s)Walter Birth date28 Jul 1896 Baptism date26 Oct 1896 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcriptions © Sheffield & District Family History Society
  Christening	26 Oct 1896	Wesleyan Methodist, Ben Lane, Wadsley, , Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	Record setYorkshire Baptisms First name(s)John Walter Last nameMaw Baptism year1896 Birth year1896 ChapelBen Lane, Wadsley DenominationWesleyan Methodist CountyYorkshire (West Riding) CountryEngland PlaceSheffield Mother's first name(s)Mary Father's first name(s)Walter Birth date28 Jul 1896 Baptism date26 Oct 1896 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcriptions © Sheffield & District Family History Society
  Gender	Male
  Census	31 Mar 1901	231 Carlisle Street East, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [3]
  	Brightside All Saints
  		UK Cens 1901 - RG13-4379 - F 52 P 50 S 273 (Sheffield-East Brightside) UK Cens 1901 - RG13-4379 - F 52 P 50 S 273 (Sheffield-East Brightside).jpg
  Census	2 Apr 1911	121 Firth Park Crescent, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [4]
  	MAW, Walter Head Married M 42 1869 Lunatic Attendant Yorks Sheffield MAW, Mary Wife Married 15 years F 40 1871 Notts Cuckney MAW, John Walter Son M 14 1897 Butchers Assistant Yorks Sheffield MAW, Arthur Hermon Son M 13 1898 School Yorks Sheffield MAW, Florence Edith Daughter F 0 (11 MONTH) 1911 Yorks Sheffield TURNER, Clara Elizabeth Niece F 14 1897 Yorks Sheffield TURNER, Mary Ann Niece F 9 1902 School Yorks Sheffield -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG number: RG14 Piece: 27958 Reference: RG14PN27958 RG78PN1598 RD510 SD5 ED35 SN19 Registration District: Sheffield Sub District: West Brightside Enumeration District: 35 Parish: Sheffield Address: 121 Firth Park Crescent Sheffield County: Yorkshire (West riding)
  		UK Cens 1911 - RG14PN27958 RG78PN1598 RD510 SD5 ED35 SN19 - (Sheffield-West Brightside) UK Cens 1911 - RG14PN27958 RG78PN1598 RD510 SD5 ED35 SN19 - (Sheffield-West Brightside).jpg
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	121 Firth Park Crescent, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [4]
  	Butchers Assistant
  	MAW, Walter Head Married M 42 1869 Lunatic Attendant Yorks Sheffield MAW, Mary Wife Married 15 years F 40 1871 Notts Cuckney MAW, John Walter Son M 14 1897 Butchers Assistant Yorks Sheffield MAW, Arthur Hermon Son M 13 1898 School Yorks Sheffield MAW, Florence Edith Daughter F 0 (11 MONTH) 1911 Yorks Sheffield TURNER, Clara Elizabeth Niece F 14 1897 Yorks Sheffield TURNER, Mary Ann Niece F 9 1902 School Yorks Sheffield -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG number: RG14 Piece: 27958 Reference: RG14PN27958 RG78PN1598 RD510 SD5 ED35 SN19 Registration District: Sheffield Sub District: West Brightside Enumeration District: 35 Parish: Sheffield Address: 121 Firth Park Crescent Sheffield County: Yorkshire (West riding)
  		UK Cens 1911 - RG14PN27958 RG78PN1598 RD510 SD5 ED35 SN19 - (Sheffield-West Brightside) UK Cens 1911 - RG14PN27958 RG78PN1598 RD510 SD5 ED35 SN19 - (Sheffield-West Brightside).jpg
  Residence	6 Jun 1918	121 Firth Park Avenue, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England
  		M4121 - Marriage John Walter Maw & Dorcas Hobson 06061918 M4121 - Marriage John Walter Maw & Dorcas Hobson 06061918
  Census	19 Jun 1921	43 Watery Street, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [5]
  	First name(s)      Last name      Relationship to head      Sex      Birth year      Age in years      Birth place      Occupation      Employer John      Hobson      Head      Male      1866      55      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Car Conductor      Heffield Corporate, Tramways Carry      Hobson      Wife      Female      1871      50      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Home Duties      Home Duties John W      Maw      Boarder      Male      1896      24      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Engineer (Mechanical)      Thos Firth & Sons Dorcas Maw      Boarder      Female      1897      24      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Home Duties      Home Duties Mary      Maw      Daughter      Female      1919      2      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      -      -
  		UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_23015_0691 UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_23015_0691
  Census	19 Jun 1921	43 Watery Street, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [5]
  	Engineer (Mechanical) at Thos Firth & Sons
  	First name(s)      Last name      Relationship to head      Sex      Birth year      Age in years      Birth place      Occupation      Employer John      Hobson      Head      Male      1866      55      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Car Conductor      Heffield Corporate, Tramways Carry      Hobson      Wife      Female      1871      50      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Home Duties      Home Duties John W      Maw      Boarder      Male      1896      24      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Engineer (Mechanical)      Thos Firth & Sons Dorcas Maw      Boarder      Female      1897      24      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      Home Duties      Home Duties Mary      Maw      Daughter      Female      1919      2      Sheffield, Yorkshire, England      -      -
  		UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_23015_0691 UK Cens 1921 - GBC_1921_RG15_23015_0691
  Census	29 Sep 1939	41 Fairbank Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [6]
  	First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number John W Maw 28 Jul 1896 Male Turner (Steel) Married 274 1 Dorcas Maw (Glasbey) 12 Jun 1897 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 274 2 Mary Maw (Hallows,Biggin) 05 May 1919 Female Clerk General Office Single 274 3
  		UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_3528_3528G_024 UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_3528_3528G_024
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	41 Fairbank Road, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [6]
  	Turner (Steel)
  	First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number John W Maw 28 Jul 1896 Male Turner (Steel) Married 274 1 Dorcas Maw (Glasbey) 12 Jun 1897 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 274 2 Mary Maw (Hallows,Biggin) 05 May 1919 Female Clerk General Office Single 274 3
  		UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_3528_3528G_024 UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_3528_3528G_024
  _UID	86B88BE546AE45DBB05E81ABB1F8F935D3CC
  Death	Feb 1942	District Sheffield   [7]
  Burial	28 Feb 1942	Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [8]
  	irst name(s)John Walter Last nameMaw Age45 Birth year1897 Burial year1942 Burial date28 Feb 1942 Burial placeSheffield, Abbey Lane Cemetery CountyYorkshire (West Riding) CountryEngland Archive reference101 Page321 Record setYorkshire Burials CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Burials Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcription © DC Thomson Family History
  Person ID	I13586	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Walter Maw,   b. 30 Sep 1868, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Dec 1949, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Turner,   b. Abt 1871, Cupney, , Nottinghamshire, England d. Mar 1939, District Buckrose (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Between Oct and Dec 1895	District Worksop   [9]
  Family ID	F1556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorcas Hobson,   b. 12 Jun 1897, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Oct-Dec 1980, District Rotherham (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1918	Cathedral Saint Peter & Saint Paul, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England   [10, 11]
  	First name(s)John W Last nameMaw Marriage quarter2 Marriage year1918 Registration month- MarriageFinder™John W Maw married Dorcas Hobson Spouse's last nameHobson DistrictSheffield District number- CountyYorkshire CountryEngland Volume9C Volume as transcribed9C Page number1033 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)John Walter Last nameMaw Birth year1897 Age21 Residence121 Firth Park Cresent Marriage year1918 Marriage date06 Jun 1918 Marriage placeSheffield, Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul Spouse's first name(s)Dorcas Spouse's last nameHobson Spouse's age20 Spouse's residence43 Watery Street Father's first name(s)Walter Father's last nameMaw Spouse's father's first name(s)John Spouse's father's last nameHobson CountyYorkshire (West Riding) CountryEngland ArchiveSheffield Archives & Local Studies Archive referencePR-138-3-133 Event typeMarriages Event year range1908-1921 Page186 Record setYorkshire Marriages CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcription © Findmypast
  		M4121 - Marriage John Walter Maw & Dorcas Hobson 06061918 M4121 - Marriage John Walter Maw & Dorcas Hobson 06061918
  Children	1. Mary Maw,   b. 5 May 1919, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England d. Oct-Dec 1983, District Isle of Wight (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F4121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - Brightside All Saints - 31 Mar 1901 - 231 Carlisle Street East, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England Census - 2 Apr 1911 - 121 Firth Park Crescent, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England Occupation - Butchers Assistant - 2 Apr 1911 - 121 Firth Park Crescent, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England Residence - 6 Jun 1918 - 121 Firth Park Avenue, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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First name(s) John Walter Last name Maw Age 21 Birth year 1897 Marriage year 1918 Marriage date 06 Jun 1918 Marriage place Sheffield, Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul Residence 121 Firth Park Cresent Father's first name(s) Walter Father's last name Maw Spouse's first name(s) Dorcas Spouse's last name Hobson Spouse's age 20 Spouse's residence 43 Watery Street Spouse's father's first name(s) John Spouse's father's last name Hobson County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England Archive Sheffield Archives & Local Studies Archive reference PR-138-3-133 Page 186 Record set Yorkshire Marriages Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United Kingdom